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St Johns

UN/LOCODE AGSJO · Scale rank #322 worldwide

Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
open roadstead
Cargo pier depth
14.0 m
Largest vessel
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St JohnsSt Johns Antigua and Barbuda

Overview

St Johns is a medium seaport in Antigua and Barbuda – harbour type: open roadstead. Cargo pier depth up to 14.0 m; channel depth 9.4 m. Water body: Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean.

Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Water body
Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean
UN/LOCODE
AGSJO
WPI number
11430
Coordinates
17.1167, -61.8500
Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
open roadstead
Shelter
Fair

Location

Antigua and Barbuda · $2.34 billion Anguilla Saint Barthélemy Caribbean Netherlands Dominica · $724 million Guadeloupe Saint Kitts and Nevis · $1.18 billion Saint Martin · $649 million Montserrat Sint Maarten · $1.89 billion British Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands · $4.67 billion St JohnsSt Johns
Gold dot: port location; small dots: other ports of the country. Illustrative map. OpenStreetMap ↗

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth9.4 m
Anchorage depth15.5 m
Cargo pier depth14.0 m
Oil terminal depth12.5 m

Berths & cargo facilities

  • ✓ Wharves

Cranes & lifts

  • ✓ Fixed cranes
  • ✓ Mobile cranes
  • ✓ Lifts 100+ t
  • ✓ Lifts 50–100 t
  • ✓ Lifts 0–24 t
Repairs
Limited

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

  • ✓ Pilotage compulsory
  • ✓ Pilotage available
  • ✓ Tug assistance
  • ✓ First port of entry

Services & supplies

  • ✓ Longshoremen
  • ✓ Medical facilities
  • ✓ Garbage disposal
  • ✓ Dirty ballast disposal
  • ✓ Provisions
  • ✓ Potable water
  • ✓ Fuel oil
  • ✓ Diesel oil
  • ✓ Deck supplies
  • ✓ Airport nearby

Entrance restrictions

  • ✓ Tide: no
  • ! Heavy swell: yes
  • ✓ Ice: no
  • ! Other: yes
  • ✓ Overhead limits: no

✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).

Vessel schedules

No liner service calling at St Johns in the schedule data yet.

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Schedules & tracking of major carriers:

Trade with Vietnam

Vietnam has no FTA with Antigua and Barbuda: MFN rates apply (if a WTO member).

Antigua and Barbuda market profile →International shippingSteel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

PortCountryHarbour sizeDistance
Fort De France MQMedium292 km
Pointe A Pitre GPMedium104 km
Ensenada Honda PRMedium420 km
Playa De Guayanilla PRMedium531 km
Playa De Ponce PRMedium514 km
Road Harbor VGMedium327 km
Grand Cul De Sac Bay LCSmall360 km
Philipsburg SXSmall162 km

Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 147 (Enroute) - Caribbean Sea - Volume I ↗